Nation: CASA, not PASO

As in most south Texas towns, Mexican Americans in Crystal City (pop.
10,000) outnumber Anglo-Americans roughly 4 to 1. But not until two
years ago did they muster enough voting strength to elect their own
people to local office. Then, a group called the Political Association
of Spanish-Speaking Organizations (PASO) launched a get-out-the-vote
drive, produced a winning slate of five Mexican American city
councilmen. It was the first time that Anglos had not controlled the
municipal administration, and it was hailed as a harbinger of change
throughout south Texas politics.

But once in office, the new city councilmen began bickering among
themselves....